New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-09
4 POOR SUOW[NG.

The Investigation into the election methods in
Tcxar makes poor showing for Mr.Grady's" New
SOUTH IT, fact it demonstrates that there has
been no change in the So'th. 50 far a. election
methods arc concerned. since the tune when Re
publicans approached the ballot boxes at the
risk of their lives The samc old bulldozing.
negro shooting. ballot box destroying practices
were in vogue at the last election in the couni1cs
in Texas undergoing investigation as in Louisl'
ana South Carolina and other Southern States
in 1876 II would 10 tho eamc, and Is the
same IN other Southern States now whenever
Republicans attempt to carry an election. Tho
peace that VIC hear 20 much about in
Georgia and ohcr S'a'cs is the peace Of the
lamb inside tic lion
In six Congressional districts in Georgia at
the last election the Republicans were CREDITED
with casting 80 votes In the entire Stale,
sending ten representatives. TO the House OF
Representatives, the opposition to the Demo
cratic party at the last election, including Re
puhlicans and independents Of all descriptions.
was credited with casting only 2,oS3 votes, an
average OF less than 2O9 votes for each district.
TO explain ibis phenomenal condition of things,
Southern Democrats FAY that the Republicans
do not come oht and vote because they are in
Il hopeless minority in fair election they
would le in tho majority; bat if in n hopeless
minority, that would offer no reasonable OK
pllnation. In Vermont. where the Democrats
were without hope Of success, and where they
made no effort, they polcd in the two Con
OCCASIONAL districts ID S3l votrs, or about seven
tunes tile voto cast by the Republicans in the
ion districts of Georgia. In the INth District of
Maine which ~ hopelcssly Republican, and the
democrats protesting no chance of carrying
TIC State, they pollcd 1866 votes at the last
election. or nearly seven times the entire Ro
publican vote in the ten districts of Georgia.
Mr. Turner. Of Georgia in n speech in the
House short time ago. asserted that the citi-
2cns OF Ncw-Englond were becoming TO dcst-
tute of patriotic impulses that very soon they
will have TO be paid to celebrate the Fourth of
July And yet we find thJt in ten Republican
districts IN New England at tho last election.
Including Maine and Vermont, the aggregate
vote cast was 29lOo9. In the ton disrict'
Of Georgia The total vote was 27,553, or con-
sI1craby less than in one district in New
England The total Republican vote in the
len Georgia districts was 800. The total
Democratic vote in the ten New England dis
tricts was 12l,O3O. 1t takes over ten times
rs many votes to elect Il Congressman IN New
England as in Georgia. Either the voters OF
Georgia arc not allowed 10 exercise the right
of suffrage, or there is such dccalcncc of in
,cycsL in the mater IA to indicate that the
people there will soon have to tc paid to vote
or there will lc no voting.
The truth is. these figures cannot bc explained
IN any way consistent with free ballot and
i;lr count. The people of the North will speed
Inc time when we have new South in faot
as we'll as IN name But the change can oni;
como through a population of all wrongful
lection mctho Is and persecution Tor opinions
sake, such rs The testimony now being taken
shows TO exist in Texas. and as the election
figures demonstrate still prevails in Georgia.